Willie Nicol

1.6k total citations
79 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Willie Nicol is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Willie Nicol has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 30 papers in Molecular Biology and 26 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Willie Nicol's work include Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (24 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (22 papers) and Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (19 papers). Willie Nicol is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (24 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (22 papers) and Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (19 papers). Willie Nicol collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Netherlands. Willie Nicol's co-authors include Michael F. A. Bradfield, Hendrik G. Brink, Werner van der Merwe, E. Du Toit, Brenna A. Black, Gregg T. Beckham, Davinia Salvachúa, Nancy Dowe, Ali Mohagheghi and Holly Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Willie Nicol

77 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willie Nicol South Africa 21 744 640 258 149 116 79 1.3k
Ulfert Onken Germany 23 1.1k 1.5× 423 0.7× 206 0.8× 281 1.9× 123 1.1× 119 1.8k
Hosiberto Batista de Sant’Ana Brazil 26 882 1.2× 357 0.6× 66 0.3× 316 2.1× 192 1.7× 110 1.9k
K. van't Riet Netherlands 18 400 0.5× 476 0.7× 85 0.3× 100 0.7× 69 0.6× 26 1.1k
Anthony H.J. Paterson New Zealand 21 216 0.3× 166 0.3× 390 1.5× 122 0.8× 254 2.2× 80 1.6k
Toshimasa Yano Japan 18 478 0.6× 444 0.7× 42 0.2× 110 0.7× 129 1.1× 137 1.6k
Felipe López‐Isunza Mexico 17 250 0.3× 100 0.2× 178 0.7× 210 1.4× 176 1.5× 36 751
Stephen Tallon New Zealand 14 280 0.4× 132 0.2× 126 0.5× 112 0.8× 63 0.5× 41 804
M. Moo‐Young Canada 18 580 0.8× 450 0.7× 135 0.5× 89 0.6× 48 0.4× 31 1.0k
R. Eggers Germany 21 727 1.0× 64 0.1× 108 0.4× 259 1.7× 87 0.8× 77 1.3k
Iris Cornet Belgium 16 228 0.3× 105 0.2× 142 0.6× 212 1.4× 167 1.4× 55 914

Countries citing papers authored by Willie Nicol

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willie Nicol

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willie Nicol

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Willie Nicol. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Willie Nicol based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Willie Nicol. Willie Nicol is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2024). Aerobic Polishing of Liquid Digestate for Preparation of Hydroponic Fertiliser. Sustainability. 16(10). 4077–4077. 2 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2023). pH-Based Control of Anaerobic Digestion to Maximise Ammonium Production in Liquid Digestate. Water. 15(3). 417–417. 13 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2023). Malic acid production by Aspergillus oryzae : the effect of alkaline-earth carbonate buffer identity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (2022). Nitrogen management in nitrification-hydroponic systems by utilizing their pH characteristics. Environmental Technology & Innovation. 26. 102360–102360. 14 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2022). Continuous Production of Fumaric Acid with Immobilised Rhizopus oryzae: The Role of pH and Urea Addition. Catalysts. 12(1). 82–82. 9 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2022). Rhizopus oryzae for Fumaric Acid Production: Optimising the Use of a Synthetic Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate. Fermentation. 8(6). 278–278. 7 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2022). Malic acid production by Aspergillus oryzae: the immobilized fungal fermentation route. Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining. 17(2). 363–379. 3 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G., et al.. (2022). Optimal Growth Conditions for Azolla pinnata R. Brown: Impacts of Light Intensity, Nitrogen Addition, pH Control, and Humidity. Plants. 11(8). 1048–1048. 16 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (2021). Fed-batch growth of Rhizopus oryzae: Eliminating ethanol formation by controlling glucose addition. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 169. 107961–107961. 5 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (2020). Fumarate production with Rhizopus oryzae: utilising the Crabtree effect to minimise ethanol by-product formation. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 13(1). 22–22. 21 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (2018). Malic Acid Production by Aspergillus Oryzae: The Role of CaCO3. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 70. 1801–1806. 13 indexed citations
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Brink, Hendrik G. & Willie Nicol. (2016). Succinic Acid Production by Actinobacillus Succinogenes in Chemostat and Biofilm Cultures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 49. 613–618. 1 indexed citations
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Bradfield, Michael F. A. & Willie Nicol. (2016). The pentose phosphate pathway leads to enhanced succinic acid flux in biofilms of wild-type Actinobacillus succinogenes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(22). 9641–9652. 13 indexed citations
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Bradfield, Michael F. A., Ali Mohagheghi, Davinia Salvachúa, et al.. (2015). Continuous succinic acid production by Actinobacillus succinogenes on xylose-enriched hydrolysate. Biotechnology for Biofuels. 8(1). 181–181. 91 indexed citations
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Bradfield, Michael F. A., et al.. (2014). Succinic acid-producing biofilms of Actinobacillus succinogenes: reproducibility, stability and productivity. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 98(17). 7379–7386. 42 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (2011). Demonstrating the Effect of Interphase Mass Transfer in a Transparent Fluidized Bed Reactor.. Chemical Engineering Education. 45(3). 178–183. 1 indexed citations
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Nicol, Willie, et al.. (1992). Monitoring sweetener consumption in Great Britain. Food Additives & Contaminants. 9(6). 669–680. 25 indexed citations

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